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In Reply to: RE: Just curious posted by BigguyinATL on January 07, 2015 at 06:33:22
I enjoyed that period of time as my awareness of just how good a system could sound skyrocketed. It was a relatively short journey from Advents to Tympani IIIs. :)
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I miss having audio shops being main stream and easily found around any major city.Back in the '70's most kids in my high school that I knew had decent stereos.Now it is more esoteric.
1978-1982 - the last two years of those I worked there along with my full-time engineering gig @ McDonald Douglas. From 9-11AM there were two groups that wandered in - not always the same folks every weeekend - but "Regulars" if you know what I mean. There were the HAM radio guys and the Audio Guys - they'd rib us "young guys". Most were 45 or older - but they also had a lot to share. Sort of a "barbershop" atmosphere. I learned about electrostatics, and tube bias, and infinite baffle loudspeakers the size of a Beetle. Before that - in my midwest college - it was the "biggest" (loudspeaker, woofer, Amplifier, Receiver) that won - until you found the guy from Chicago (Jim B.) or New York (Kevin S.) or my Dorm Director from Boston (John T.) that listened to jazz or blues or Classical on a Rectilinear, Acoustic Research or BOSE 901's - and things just sounded better - and those that cared became a community.
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat" - Confucius
Ahhh there you go. All of the audio gear I grew up with came from Henry Radio. Dad had a really nice mono Leak rig that was powerful enough to turn a speaker cone inside out ( A JBL LE-8T that ALSO came from Henry Radio!) My college Scott integrated came from there as well. I still have a very nice 3 way B%O speaker system from those days, now doing TV sound duty.
Always felt welcomed there, even as a 17 year old.
Good memories!
I met a number of folks who became quite influential during my teens through spending time at a shop in the Atlanta area.
There were a number of nearby enthusiasts (one is another inmate here) along with a couple of audio reviewers who shared their passion for music and audio. Access to really good stuff today is far more challenging.
I still feel the old community to some extent when @ AES each year. Though the younger <45 years old "kids" don't know about "Listening to records" as a social activity. My kids do share music between themselves and occasionally me. But the necessity of a live experience needs a refresh. I personally think it is a good time for this. Seeing "cans" on heads instead of buds, means they are sensing, no desiring, a better quality - dare I say "High Fidelity" playback.
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat" - Confucius
Seeing "cans" on heads instead of buds, means they are sensing, no desiring, a better quality - dare I say "High Fidelity" playback.
True.
As for me, I prefer higher quality IEMs for portable use. Shure SE535s are pretty darn good and are far more compact. One of the these days, I'll get the earpieces formed to my ears.
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